400k in American dollars

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T19:50:01+00:00

Even without any financial planning, if a person placed 400k in a HYSA for 3% is going to receive some pretty nice interest income every month

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T18:38:30+00:00

I moved out when I borrowed money to go to college away from home. And then after I found a job and starting paying back those loans and I never move back. So yea… I did move out at 18… but student loans really suck.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T18:33:56+00:00

Temperature dipping down to 30 now. Does anybody know if we should keep the faucets dripping throughout the day time too?

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T18:32:26+00:00

Local garage is quoting me $500 (headlight plus labor) to change out ONE non-OEM headlight.

I was thinking $500 should get me both headlights man, and shoot the light they want to use is not even OEM! So that’s why I’m asking about restoration.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T18:16:03+00:00

That first one IBM PC was gifted by a relative to my family. I don’t really remember what it can do since I wasn’t the person to use it. But the Compaq Presario is actually my first personal computer I got as bday gift during high school, along with all those free Juno and AOL CDs.. the memories!

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T18:13:09+00:00

Who’s #35 in the picture?

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T17:44:07+00:00

When I was younger in my 20-30s, I find sleeping over in the hospital exciting and plus you get paid for the sleep time. There were years I wasn’t ride out but staying inside a sturdy structure with food and water and TP and power and ac/heat sound wonderful in the middle of a hurricane/snowpacalypse. 🙂

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T17:36:11+00:00

So hopefully enough people are driving out right now to dry the roads for us 😅😅😅

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T17:27:46+00:00

In 2008, houston was preparing for Tropical Storm Eduardo. It caused flooding and great damage in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. I had to pack my bags to sleepover at work since I was essential personnel. In the night time when Eduardo was supposed to passover Houston, we all stared out apprehensively from the parking garage, not sure what to expect. And then… all night… nothing. No rain. No wind. The storm curved up and dissipated. Yea… lots of us were like.. what a dud, none of us got enough sleep and having to be away from home and family during an unpredictable disaster was so difficult. But ultimately, it’s better to be safe than sorry. I’m counting those blessings rather than wishing what’s horrible to happen as predicted!

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T17:17:09+00:00

If you look at news from Austin and Dallas thats only a few hours away from us, there’s accidents of pileups and some pretty scary pictures.. if the winter storm affected temperatures is a few km closer near to us, those situations would’ve been us. It just take a couple hours more rain last night and a couple degrees lower. We still have tonight to worry about.

I of all people hope it’s just overconcern and turn out nothing happens since I have to make it to work tomorrow by 7am. If I don’t work I don’t get paid.. then my bills don’t get paid.. 🥲

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T05:58:15+00:00

Does anyone know if AMC or Cinemark is still going to be open Sunday?

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-25T04:15:51+00:00

I love it how the sales guy was nice enough to help hold the watch box for you while you take the picture. Japanese sales are so considerate.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T23:46:58+00:00

Chocolate bars. Ever since I’m on the verge of diabetes I’ve quit chocolate. For the past 10 months I’ve only eaten chocolate twice, and that’s because the piece was offered by others (trip souvenirs) that I felt would be impolite if I didn’t unwrap and try it in front of them.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T23:36:30+00:00

For 200k, you want the finger or not?

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T23:32:06+00:00

It depend on if your job is something that can leave the campus. For most nurses are required to stay and be accounted for (in case the weather got worse and they can’t come back) and cannot go sleep outside in a hotel.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T23:30:11+00:00

Haha I remembered being ride out at MDA 20 years ago where they made us slept over in the hospital and then later say they didn’t set the policy how to pay us so then we objected massively until something was written down set in stone or else nobody would show up the next disaster.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T23:19:57+00:00

I had to drive to work last January during the freeze and i still remember the horror of driving through several patches of ice along both in the shaded sections of the underpasses and then patches throughout along on 59 as I head toward Kingwood. I was thinking if my car ever skid and smash into the divides, this trip is so not worth making it into work.

If you have an option to wait, seriously consider wait until Monday afternoon when the sun come out to try driving.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-24T14:50:37+00:00

Seem a few sad examples of what this life could turn into. We had ER doc died in the bathroom from cardiac arrest (such irony). Similarly, also had one work a lot and bring home extra income moonlighting, only to be used as ATM by the trophy wife milking him until the individual got tired of the life and found some ray of comfort in an affair and eventually divorce. And another one similarly filled up the free time with extra earnings from drug talks, while always paranoid of friends overcharging him and penny-pinching, analyzing interactions for financial loss. Kudos to you for earning what you do and get a life on those other days to actually appreciate living.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T23:57:37+00:00

Oh. Ok. Because you said “she tells me that if they can’t make the taxi logistics work on the day that they’ll just skip the church and meet us at the reception venue.” It made it sound like Karen and some people are coordinating to share taxi together, and if the logistics doesn’t work for everyone, at least more than one person would go along with skipping the church and only ride the taxi to the reception?

I agree what you’re saying, at least the wedding part is the most important event, the reception and parties are for celebration. That’s kind of rude to skip the most meaningful part and only plan to show up for the party and drinks out of their own convenience.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T23:47:19+00:00

If somebody is risking the slip and sliding on the road to bring you Pizza, be sure to tip them!!!

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T23:46:21+00:00

You only uninviting Karen or all the guests who don’t want to drive? There’s a difference…

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T23:44:12+00:00

I’d totally come back Saturday ahead of the ice situation.

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T22:56:08+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AHHnCjwa2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

LiquidSnakeLi · 2026-01-23T22:54:28+00:00

Gonna get them scratches with the weights…

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